1. West Point Bridge Design Contest Developed and Offered by bridgecontest The U. S. Military Academy at West Point Sponsored by American Society of Civil Engineers Florida Section, Gainesville Branch

2. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules Civil Engineering Awareness  Civil Engineering  Bridge and Truss Technology  The West Point Bridge Design Contest  Background  How It Works  ASCE Gainesville Branch Local Contest  State Competition

3. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules Civil Engineering Awareness  Civil Engineers have shaped the world since earliest history.  Civil Engineering is the oldest engineering profession  Civil Engineers have developed our:  Roads  Bridges  Buildings  Water and wastewater facilities  Landfills

4. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules Civil Engineering Awareness  Civil Engineering through the years have been expanded and specialized in the following areas of discipline:  Transportation Engineering  Structural Engineering  Environmental Engineering  Geotechnical Engineering  Water Resources Engineering  Construction Engineering

5. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules Civil Engineering Awareness Mission: Advance the science of engineering to enhance the welfare of humanity. ASCE brings civil engineers together to blend their knowledge and build a better world. WPBC allows engineers to reach out to our communities and help students understand the engineering profession.

6. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules  Hybrid of CAD and Modeling software  Easy to create a successful design.  Hard to create a competitive design.  A proven educational tool:  Reinforces math and science principals  Demonstrates practical use for math and science  STEM!  Runs on Microsoft or Apple computers  Free and in the public domain The West Point Bridge Software

7. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules How It Works  Register on the contest website.  Download the West Point Bridge Designer 2013 software.  Use WPBD to design a bridge.  Upload the design to the website for automated judging.  Receive instant feedback about contest standing.  Current top 80 teams automatically posted to the web Scoreboard.

8. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules Automated Judging and Feedback  Contestant uploads a “bridge design file” created with WPBD.  The contest website:  Validates the load test and cost.  Checks for and rejects duplicate entries.  Determines the current standing.  Saves the design in the contest database.  Provides immediate feedback.  Posts top designs to the web Scoreboard.  Contestants may submit as many designs as they wish.

9. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules Eligibility  Anyone in MS or HS can enter, submit designs, and receive feedback.  Eligibility for National prizes:  Students age 13 through grade 12...  Who are attending U.S. schools...  Or are U.S. citizens attending schools overseas.

10. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules Contest Schedule Local Contest:  Semi-finalNow! – April 21st, 2013  Final Round: May 11, 2013 State Contest: July 12, 2013 @ Sarasota

11. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules National Prizes  A nation wide competition is held, however it is not linked to local.  Students are welcomed to participate in the national competition as well

12. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules LOCAL COMPETITION  Local competition is for Middle and High Schools  Prizes and awards will go to student teams and/or individual students along with winning student/team schools

13. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules LOCAL COMPETITION  Eight local semi-final winners:  4 teams middle school division  4 teams high school division  One finalist in each division will be eligible to participate in the state competition.

14. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules LOCAL COMPETITION  Prizes for each semi-finalist will be 4- $100.00 middle school division  Prizes for each semi-finalist will be 4 - $150.00 High School division

15. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules LOCAL COMPETITION  The eight semi-finalist will compete on May 11th at a location TBD The finalist winners:  $150 for middle school division  $250 for the high school division  $125.00 to the winning students science teachers and trophies to his/her school.

16. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules LOCAL COMPETITION – Other Info  Local Contest Code:  The website will check that the code is a valid one and will post a confirmation on the Team Home Page.

17. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules LOCAL COMPETITION – Other Info  On the final page of the web registration system (the same page on which teams are asked to provide their email address and password), contestants will see a test box labeled, “If you are participating in a local contest organized by your school, a local engineering association, or other organization, enter your Local Contest Code here.”  Contestants should enter the Local Contest Code in this text box (ASGB).

18. BackgroundGoalsHow It WorksFundingLast YearThe Future Rules West Point Bridge Contest Questions!